Perforated music-sheet



C. F. STODDARD.

n PERFORATED MUSIC SHEET. APPLICATION. msn rss. 21. 1914. RENEwED 1uNE 24. |920. 1,367,633. k

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

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UNITED STATI-:ls

PATENT QFFICE.

CHARLES F, STODDARD, 0F NEX/V YORK, N. Y.

PERFORATED llIUSIC-SHEET.

Application led February 21, 1914, Serial Non 820,125.

To all whom it may concern .Be it known that I, CHARLES F. S'roDnAnn', a ci en of the United States, and a resident or York, county and State of New York, have invented an improvement in Pi-nforated Music-Sheets, of which the follovvinpY description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing lili-e parts.

This invention relates to perforated music sheets for automatic musical instruments such layer-pianos. Amongother objects the invention is intended to provide visible means to distinguish different perforations so as to indicate the different degrees of intensity with which the notes thereof are intended to be played.

The invention may be readilyT understood by reference to onepracticable embodiment thereof shown for illustration in the accompanying drawingwhich represents a frag; ment of a perforated music sheet.

Referring to the drawing, the note perforations there shown are arranged for convenient description in two groups, an ac sompaniment group to the left, and a theme group to the right. It is preferred that each tone be sounded and held through desired duration, by` a series of small perf0rations (such as the series l) which are placed so close together, appropriately to the size of the tracker vent to be opened thereby, as to produce the effect of a single long perforation. The advantages of strength and durability of the music sheet arising from such use of small perforations in series, instead of continuous longV perforations, are well known to those skilled in the art.

ln the illustrative example, each series o perforations for a note is given a distinctive appearance, by which, for instance, a theme note and an accompaniment note may be distinguished; or onetheme note may be distinguished from another intended to be played with a. different intensity.

To exemplify means for this purpose, the accompanying drawing shows the series 1 of perforations provided With'an accompanilnent-distinguishing perforation 2 Which may be conveniently of greater length than the other perforations 3-3 of the same group. Similar accompanimentdistinguishing perforations 1 -4, 55, are shown as associated with the several accompaniment series.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Renewed June 24, 12920. Serial No. 391,551.

The series of periorations for the theme illustrated, are provided with i guishing perforations 6-6-(5, S. The theme-distinguishing i preferably substantially difierent in appearance from the accompanr nien istingguishing perforations, so that the person utilizing` the sheet may readily observe which ser'es of perforations pertain to the accompaniment and which to the theme. it will be noted, also, that the themedistinguishing erforations 6G 6 are conspicuously short-er than the themedistinguishing perforations -7-7g and that the latter are likewise conspicuously shorter than the theme perforation S. Thus, diifcrent lengths of the perforations 6, 7 and S, may be arranged to indicate different degrees of intensity intended for their corresponding notes. For instance, the short perfo 1ations 6 may indicate piano; the longer perforation 7 may indicate mezzo-forte; and the still longer perforation 5B may indicate forte.

From the foregoing illustrative example,

it will be apparent to those skilled in the art, that the described arrangement for diei tinguishing;` pcrforations may be utilized to characterise a music sheet in such a Way that the user may be kept informed of the intended intensities and relative intensities of tones, orf of other characteristics desired to be given to the respective tones. f l't is to be understood that the specific embodiment of `the invention described above and shown in the drawings, is disclosed merely for purposes of illustration and that the scope of the invention is not iimited to the precise details of construction and arrangement shown. Gn the contrary, the invention maybe variously embodied within the scope of the sub-joined claims.

Claims:

l. A music sheet comprising, in conibination, perforations for playingaccompaniment tones and theme tones, having dif ferent appearances to distinguish visibly between acconnpaniment playing` perforations and theme playing perforations, and certain of the theme playing perforations having appearances different from each other to distinguish visibly between perforations for theme tones to be played with one intensity and perforations for theme tones to be played with another intensity.

A music sheet comorising, in combination, u group of perforations Jor each ot a l plurality ot' accompaniment notes, eac-li said group having uccoinpunimenbdietinguisliingg perforation of fliiierent appearance l,from tlic other perioratione of the sume group; and a `group oi pertoratione for eacli of a plurality oi' theme notes, Aacli Suid unedistinguishing theme group having; u 'rin pe forati-1in of diilerent :f ipc; rance 'from the accompan'inient-dietinguisliing pertorutions.

113. i music sheet comprising7 in combinar tion7 u group o'l perforations for .aoli of a pluralitj,1 oi accompaniment notes; u group of perlorations 'for eacli plurality of theme notes; cai/cli ejid theme `group liuring a theme-clistinguislnng perforation ,1d group un appearunce di, ercut i ol;

l ai pear-race Vimm Lne other peitoraions oi tlie eamo Agroup: and a up oi1 periiiorutions for ezui'li ot u pluraluuv ol' tuen e notee e: oli

i a d tlicnic group liu ing a t-lio-e distini L flushing perforation oi' ditlerout :.piuarance from the other perioratious or tlie eune u 1 theme group and also from the accompunit ietinguieliing perlorations.

o. ii music sheet comprising7 in combina, tion, a group o perioraeions for eaoli of a plurali 'y oi: aocomi animent notes.y cac-li Suid accompaniment group having :in accompuninient-distinguishing perforation ot' diierent appearance fr in the oticr poritforations oil the Same `group; und u group oi: nerforations for eacli ot a pluralii)Y of theme notes, eacli `group li in a theme-distinguisliing perliora'ion i di ferent appeu ance l rom tbe ucoonipannnent--distinguislnng per- J ioralione` cer uin of the nomewdietinguisliing peri'orzxtions dil'l'ering in appe: rance from euch other to indicate corresponding dillierent intensities for the respectivo theme tones` 6. A musio sheet comprising, u combination, a group of bridged perror-ations tor each of a pluralityY of tones to be played7 the initial perforations oi respectivo groups beingof different lengths to indicate cliarA :icteristios intended for the correeponding` rspective notes While proCuicing` the saine mechanical eleot.

T. :i music sheet ctnnprifiing` in combimtion7 a plurality of tgroups or bridged poromlions ior each o'f a nuinbe f of tonce to be played, tlie initial ]v erl'or: lione` oi one or more of euid respectivo groupe uliicli maiy have the sarie mechanical eil'cot beingf of u charac-ter visibly dill'ercnt from tlmt olE tbc following poffora'rione4 o lio suine group.

S. muoio Sheet comp isinj, in combination, a plurality ott groups oif bridged periorations for eacli oit a number oi? tonee to be played, und means to indicate the respective playin;` intensities to be given to the notes sounded by the respectivo groups olf periorations oom'inising iuil'iul pororutions. oi" one or more oi Suid respective groups which may have the Same mecliauicul eliic, ot' u lnaructer different from that oi tnc following periforzztions of tlie eamc `group.

9, music Sheet comprising. iu combination, a plurality ol` groups otf bridge-:l pororations ior ezioli or a number ofV tones, to be played, the initial perform;loinl oi one or more ol said `groups wliicli muy have, tlic sume i'neoliaiiical eil'ect being longer liliau the following perfoutions to dillcrenlieo tlie uppeurunce oi' the udvancx eiul of ouch `group Yfrom the remainder o'l the group.

ln testimonrv viiereoli, I have signed my nume to this speoilieation7 in the presence ot 'two subscribingl witnesses.

CHARLES F. STODDH).

Witnesses LAURENCE A.. JANNEY, I. E. EDGAR. 

